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- Russell
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Re: Letters Live
Awww… this is adorably funny! Love it… and his voice… still wished so much I lived near those events!!
Letters Live put up another little clip, of Andrew Scott reading Spike Milligan's letter to his elusive friend, George Harrison.
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- Ah-chie
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Re: Letters Live
Here's an article from the Telegraph about a new effort in letter writing from the Letters Live folks...
And here is the first page of the handwritten letter done by Ben...
Further more here it is in full (translate from the handwriting for easier reading)...
So articulate, so passionate, so thoughtful, so beautifully compassionate... so Benedict!
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- besleybean
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- SusiGo
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This is thoughtful and lovely and compassionate. 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
- This Is The Phantom Lady
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Re: Letters Live
Awh, what a darling! I was just reading this on FB, He's got his heart in the right place!
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- tonnaree
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Re: Letters Live
Simply beautiful. Tears in my eyes.
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- Lilythiell
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Re: Letters Live
I've read it in the Telegraph earlier today (well, about two hours ago, when I woke up) and wow this is certainly a very, very moving letter...
Should we get him a lightsaber? xD
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Someone needs to get him a lightsaber!
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Proud President and Founder of the OSAJ.
Honorary German
"Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not".
-Vaclav Havel
"Life is full of wonder, Love is never wrong." Melissa Ethridge
I ship it harder than Mrs. Hudson.
- Harriet
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Re: Letters Live
I reckon he'll receive about twenty already from other fans 
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... but there may be some new players now. It’s okay. The East Wind takes us all in the end.
- Lilythiell
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Time to get real, ladies. Who's up for starting a crowfunding for this?
(what do you mean, my reaction's excessive?)
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- besleybean
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Re: Letters Live
Not as funny as the whip!
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- Harriet
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*cross* Lily
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- Ivy
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Re: Letters Live
I haven't seen a video of Hiddles reading there up to now, here we go
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- Lilythiell
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What a fantastic read...!
Very moving letter, as well.
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- besleybean
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Oh Tom...
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- Ivy
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I just realised there are more videos
From Albert Camus to Louis Germain ready by our Ben
(Probably already posted, I've lost the overview in this thread)
And letters between Grace Bedell and Abraham Lincoln read by Loo and Hiddles.
There are also some read by Sir Ian
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- besleybean
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Personally, I can't get enough of Tom!
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- Ivy
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I agree with you, besleybean. He's lovely and seems like a sweet guy 
I think my favourite "interview" with him was that Q&A at NerdHQ in 2013, I can't tell you how often I have watched it in the past 2 ½ years.
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- Vhanja
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Re: Letters Live
That letter to Santa... how can we not love this man?
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- SusiGo
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Re: Letters Live
Benedict will return to Letters Live in March:
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
